Base-ball game.



H. R. GULLMER.

BASE BALL GAME.

APPLICATION IILBD Nov. s, 1912.

1,086,279. Patented Feb.3,1914.

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vBASE-BALL GAME.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY R. CULLMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Woodhaven, in the county of Queens and State of New York, haver invented new and useful Improvements in Base-Ball Games, of which the following is a specification.

y This invention relates `to games and more especially to that class of games representing a miniature base ball field upon which a game similar to base ball is played, and it consists of a field comprising an inclined board having pockets into which the `ball may drop as the game is beingV played.

The details of construction and method of playing the game will be more fully described in `the following specification, set.

forth in the claim and illustrated in the drawings, wherein,

Figurel is a side elevation of the device necessary to playthe game. Fig. 2 lis a plan view of the board. F ig. 3 1s a view of one of the iis-ks used as a ball.

The board may be of any desired size and have around itsupper end and the outer ends of its sides a rail 5. The lower end 6 of the board is open so that the ball orobject which represents the ball may lslide olf so as to be removed from the eld. The field 7 may be covered with cloth or painted Jany desired color but preferably green, and

openings 8 are provided at four points to.

represent the bases, while lines 9 are provided to represent the foul lines runnin from the home toward the first base an third base and beyond.- The opposing players are represented by top-polnted pins l() which are surrounded by a white circle 1l, and pins l2 toward the lower end of the field also represent the range of the catcher, and first and third basemen in front of the foul lines. The under side of the board 4 is provided with cleats 13 and one or more supporting props or legs'14 hlnged to the lower side so that they may be folded beneath the board. The balls consist of flat disks and preferably about nine in number. They may be constructed of sheet rubber or similar material and covered with felt of any color. In playing this ame suitable rules vmay be adopted but the following method is pref- A Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led November 6, 1912. Serial No. 729,818.

Patented Feb. 3, 1914.

erable: Two or more players may take part in the game and be'divided into `two sides. The players stand a certain distance s preferably twelve feet, which point is known as the pitching line, in front of the board and throw the balls u on it. A fair throw' is where the ball is t rown into the hole at one of the bases or which may slide into the hole when thrown. A foul throw is one which falls in front of the foul line. A strike -is a ball which is thrown and settles on the board within 'the shaded lines corresponding with the foul line of a. baseball field, and which is not stopped by one of the pins or does not overlap any' circle surrounding any such pin when it terminates move-4 ment, or engage the rail aroundvthe edges of the board when its movement is terminated. A ball thrown by a player when either one or both feet are outside of the pitching line, may be (declared a foul ball. A player is out if the pitched ball is caught on any of the pins or touches any part of the circles surrounding the pins or if he has made three strikes also when a ballhas been illegally thrown. A player is entitled vto bases when four balls have been declared, which is the same as a foul throw. Should all the bases be occupied., that side is entitled to one run. The player is also entitled to a base when he throws a ball into the first base and should any base be occupied, the occupant is thus advanced. The same follows when a player throws a ball into second base when any base is occupied, the occupant is advanced two bases, or when the player throws into the third basewhen any base is occupied, the occupant is advanced to the home base. Whena player throws the ball into home base and any base is occupied, this play clears all of the bases andthe layer-or side is entitled to as many runs as t e number of bases occupied. A score is kept of the runs which are made in each inning and after nine innings have been played, the winner is determined by the result of the score. It is obvious that other rules and methods may be adopted'for playing the game and it may A game apparatus comprising a board g Loeeme laid 0E to represent a. miniature base ball In testimony whereof I ax my signature iielii, neans for sup nngdtge board inda in presence of two witnesses.

mc me position, sai ar ein rovi e at the bases and home plate and vithin the HARRY' R CULLMER' foul line with oenings and pins located at Witnesses:

the positions o the players, and a disk JAMES F. DUHAMEL,

adapted to pass through the said openings. GEO. A. BmNE. 

